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6 Document 'No. 19. [Sessfoo
niittee, so far as examined, as to wliom it was they negotiated
with, or in ^vhat rehition he stood to the land. Tlie report
does not state of whom the land, etc., was purchased. It would
be supposed that it was one party that negotiated for the whole
sale. However, the assignors are two parties, and one of them
is not named as a party presenting claims. The site is con-ve.
yed by the Deep River Manufacturing Company—the eight
thousand acres of land by D. J. Pruyn. Col. Harris testifies
that he did not know that Pruyn was to convey but supposed
that others were concerned in it. Mr. Lassiter testifies, " I
think Pruyn made the offer as an agent."' Mr. Downing testi-fies,
" It is hard to say of whom we purchased. The Committee
bouglit of Mr, Pruyn either as agent or owner."
Mr. Pruyn liimsi 'If testifies that lie was not the owner in
fee when he negotiated but had, by a verljal contract, bought
the land on the condition that he could sell it. It seems also tliat
even the Deep Piver Manufjxcturing Company had no deeds
when the negotiation was going on, and the committee did not
know that when they paid twelve dollars and fifty cents per
acre for the eight thousand acres, ^/Ir. Pruyn paid seven dol-lars,
and that the Deep Piver Manufacturing Company paid
less than one dollar and fifty cents per acre for the same land
at about the same time, and that the titles from McCoy and
Douglas to Deep River Manufacturing Company, and from
the latter to Pruyn, and from Pruyn to the State, are all of nearly
the same date, and that part, jDerhaps the better part of the
iron ore bank, was bought after the purchase with nt3arly one
hundred acres of land for eight hundred dollars by the Deep
River Manufacturing Company. The deed from the Deep
River Manufacturing Company for the site does not secure
such right to the State as the committee deemed it would. It
does not grant " an um-estricted and unembarrassed water
power," but one greatly restricted. It does not covenant that
" a branch Rail Road shall terminate at the door of the Pene-tentiary,"
and there does not exist any contract to this effect
that can be enforced. Much is said of " river navigation" and

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6 Document 'No. 19. [Sessfoo
niittee, so far as examined, as to wliom it was they negotiated
with, or in ^vhat rehition he stood to the land. Tlie report
does not state of whom the land, etc., was purchased. It would
be supposed that it was one party that negotiated for the whole
sale. However, the assignors are two parties, and one of them
is not named as a party presenting claims. The site is con-ve.
yed by the Deep River Manufacturing Company—the eight
thousand acres of land by D. J. Pruyn. Col. Harris testifies
that he did not know that Pruyn was to convey but supposed
that others were concerned in it. Mr. Lassiter testifies, " I
think Pruyn made the offer as an agent."' Mr. Downing testi-fies,
" It is hard to say of whom we purchased. The Committee
bouglit of Mr, Pruyn either as agent or owner."
Mr. Pruyn liimsi 'If testifies that lie was not the owner in
fee when he negotiated but had, by a verljal contract, bought
the land on the condition that he could sell it. It seems also tliat
even the Deep Piver Manufjxcturing Company had no deeds
when the negotiation was going on, and the committee did not
know that when they paid twelve dollars and fifty cents per
acre for the eight thousand acres, ^/Ir. Pruyn paid seven dol-lars,
and that the Deep Piver Manufacturing Company paid
less than one dollar and fifty cents per acre for the same land
at about the same time, and that the titles from McCoy and
Douglas to Deep River Manufacturing Company, and from
the latter to Pruyn, and from Pruyn to the State, are all of nearly
the same date, and that part, jDerhaps the better part of the
iron ore bank, was bought after the purchase with nt3arly one
hundred acres of land for eight hundred dollars by the Deep
River Manufacturing Company. The deed from the Deep
River Manufacturing Company for the site does not secure
such right to the State as the committee deemed it would. It
does not grant " an um-estricted and unembarrassed water
power," but one greatly restricted. It does not covenant that
" a branch Rail Road shall terminate at the door of the Pene-tentiary,"
and there does not exist any contract to this effect
that can be enforced. Much is said of " river navigation" and